Zentry宣布收购游戏发行商Maxion,IP《仙境传说》与更多游戏即将上链

Odaily星球日报Опубліковано о 2024-06-21Востаннє оновлено о 2024-06-21

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Zentry旗舰产品阵容已覆盖Nexus、Radiant、Zigma和Azul。

2024 年 6 月 20 日,Zentry 宣布收购领先游戏发行商 Maxion 的大部分股份。Maxion 将加入 Zentry 团队,成为其Web3游戏发行部门,这一举措进一步丰富了 Zentry 的旗舰产品阵容,包括 Nexus、Radiant、Zigma 和 Azul。

Zentry宣布收购游戏发行商Maxion,IP《仙境传说》与更多游戏即将上链

收购的背景

Zentry 是一个专注于将游戏和其他数字体验带入Web3世界的平台,旨在通过区块链技术改变传统游戏的玩法和经济模式。此次收购 Maxion 标志着 Zentry 在实现这一目标上迈出了重要一步。Maxion 是一家领先的超本地化游戏发行商和工作室,与《仙境传说》(Ragnarok)创作公司 Gravity 有正式合作关系。这次收购不仅为 Zentry 带来了受欢迎的游戏 IP,还为其提供了强大的发行和开发能力。

Maxion 将成为 Zentry 的专注Web3游戏发行部门,成为其宇宙的重要组成部分。通过此次整合,游戏开发者将能够更加便捷地在链上发布游戏,同时用户也能更安全便捷地参与区块链生态系统。通过其Web2-Web3桥梁和游戏市场,玩家将能够真正拥有游戏内资产,解锁全新的游戏体验。

Maxion 的角色和目标

Maxion 作为 Zentry 的Web3游戏发行部门,将扮演关键角色。它不仅仅是一个游戏发行商,更是一个游戏与区块链技术、Web2到Web3的桥梁。Maxion 的目标是使得游戏开发者能够轻松地将他们的游戏带入Web3世界,同时确保玩家能够安全且方便地管理和交易他们的游戏内资产。

这种整合带来的好处是显而易见的。首先,游戏开发者可以利用 Zentry 的平台,迅速将他们的游戏上链,并借助区块链技术实现去中心化管理和运营。这不仅减少了开发者的技术负担,还为他们提供了更多的商业机会。其次,玩家将能够真正拥有他们的游戏内资产,而不是像传统游戏那样仅仅拥有使用权。这将大大提升玩家的参与度和粘性,推动游戏的长期发展。

Zentry宣布收购游戏发行商Maxion,IP《仙境传说》与更多游戏即将上链

Web3技术的引入与创新

通过引入Web3技术,Zentry 和 Maxion 将大幅提升游戏的可玩性和玩家的参与度,使得游戏不再局限于传统的娱乐形式,而是成为一种全新的生活方式。Web3技术不仅为游戏带来了更多的透明度和安全性,还为游戏经济体的建设提供了新的可能。

Zentry 的元游戏层(Metagame Layer)是这一战略的核心。它通过将游戏与社交网络、电子商务等消费类应用平台整合,提供了一种全新的跨平台体验。例如,用户在使用社交平台时可以获得游戏相关的奖励,从而吸引他们下载并参与游戏。这种跨平台的推广方式将大大增强游戏的发行效果,同时也为用户提供了更多的互动和娱乐机会。

解决游戏领域的主要问题

Zentry 通过构建“游戏中的游戏”(game of games),解决了游戏领域中的两个主要难题:游戏发行和变现。

Zentry宣布收购游戏发行商Maxion,IP《仙境传说》与更多游戏即将上链

(1)发行问题

Zentry 通过其元游戏层,将游戏与社交网络、电子商务等消费类应用平台整合,提高游戏的曝光度和用户获取效率。例如,用户在使用社交平台时可以获得游戏相关的奖励,从而吸引他们下载并参与游戏。这种跨平台的推广方式将大大增强游戏的发行效果。

(2)变现问题

Zentry 引入了新的变现方式,丰富了传统的游戏内购和广告模式。玩家在游戏中获得的资源不仅可以提升游戏体验,还能兑换成实际价值的物品或服务,增加了用户的付费意愿和留存率。作为第三方平台,Zentry 还能引入限时战利品箱或抽奖等变现机制,不影响原游戏的用户体验和品牌形象,同时提高了游戏的变现能力。例如,每次用户在《Valorant》中击中对手或完成《Axie Infinity》中的一局游戏,用户可能会从 Zentry 的层额外获得奖励,这些资源可以用来制作物品、礼品卡或提升个人资料等。

Zentry 通过整合游戏与其他应用,提升了游戏的发行效率,并通过丰富的变现手段,增加了用户的付费意愿和留存率,将为游戏行业带来了新的发展机遇和商业模式。

Zentry 的未来展望

Zentry 的创始人兼 CEO Jarindr Thitadilaka 表示:“Zentry 收购 Maxion 是我们实现元游戏层(Metagame Layer)目标的重要里程碑,致力于将 MMORPG 体验带入现实生活。通过将《仙境传说》和其他传奇游戏上链,我们旨在创造一种将传统游戏优势与Web3益处相结合的沉浸式互动体验。”

这一战略举措不仅将促进 Zentry 产品组合的扩展,加速其通过多款游戏整合的“游戏中的游戏”计划,还将使 Zentry 成为将受欢迎的游戏和Web2玩家带入Web3空间的催化剂。我们正朝着将全球 30 亿玩家团结在一个统一的游戏经济(Play Economy)中的重要一步迈进。

Zentry 的目标是成为区块链游戏领域的领导者,通过引入更多受欢迎的游戏 IP,吸引更多的玩家和开发者参与到其生态系统中来。这不仅有助于提高平台的用户活跃度和留存率,还将推动整个区块链游戏行业的发展。

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